Tea party's extremist stance hurts its cause

11:42 PM,
Nov. 14, 2012

Written by

Richard
THOMPSON

Legislators will need to work together (in Missouri's case, it's not "across the aisle," but across chasms within the Republican Party itself) to find answers. ("Election over: Get to work," News-Leader, Nov. 8)

The Republican Party is indeed at war with itself, nationwide. Which Republican faction are you going to believe? Did President Obama win because establishment Republicans picked the wrong candidate to oppose him? Or did he win because the tea party is clearly its own worst enemy?

Why does it have to be either/or? Mitt Romney put his foot in his mouth more than once. The tea party, ...